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James McMurdock vs Nigel Farage

A side-by-side comparison of voting participation, party rebellion, topic focus, and recent voting overlap.

Photograph of James McMurdock
James McMurdock
Ind South Basildon and East Thurrock
vs
Photograph of Nigel Farage
Nigel Farage
RUK Clacton

Voting alignment

James McMurdock and Nigel Farage voted the same way 98% of the time, based on 106 shared comparable votes.

104 same votes 2 different votes 106 shared votes

Alignment only includes divisions where both MPs recorded an Aye or No vote. Tellers, absences, abstentions, and missing votes are excluded.

Topic alignment

Closest by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No
Most different by topic
14 Aye 11 No
Tax 100% aligned 25 shared votes
14 Aye 11 No
9 Aye 2 No
Education 100% aligned 11 shared votes
9 Aye 2 No
7 Aye 1 No
Crime / Justice 100% aligned 8 shared votes
7 Aye 1 No
5 Aye 3 No
Work / Employment 100% aligned 8 shared votes
5 Aye 3 No
2 Aye 5 No
Energy 100% aligned 7 shared votes
2 Aye 5 No

Topic alignment uses local topic tags, so a division can count towards more than one topic.

Voting record

42.3 %
31 % below average
Rank 631 of 647
Participation
31.7 %
41 % below average
Rank 636 of 647
227
537 eligible divisions
Total votes
170
537 eligible divisions
108
47.6 % of votes cast
Aye votes
84
49.4 % of votes cast
119
52.4 % of votes cast
No votes
86
50.6 % of votes cast
1
0.4 % of votes cast
Against party
1
0.6 % of votes cast
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024
Commons service
1 years, 11 months
Since 4 Jul 2024

Debates

15
-48.7 vs Commons average
Rank 598 of 647
Appearances
16
-47.7 vs Commons average
Rank 592 of 647
20
-93.8 vs Commons average
Rank 593 of 647
Contributions
18
-95.8 vs Commons average
Rank 601 of 647

Debate figures cover imported Hansard debate appearances from the last 12 months.

Financials and interests

£171,670
all imported IPSA years
Lifetime expenses
£156,380
all imported IPSA years
£171,670
24 % below average
Latest expenses
£156,380
31 % below average
1
1 registered category
Registered interests
35
7 registered categories
0
matched sponsored bills
Sponsored bills
0
matched sponsored bills

Expenses use IPSA totals for financial year 2024-25. Sponsored bill counts depend on currently imported bill sponsor metadata.

Most active voting topics

Digital / Online Safety
9 of 11 votes
#1
Work / Employment
27 of 37 votes
Migration
8 of 11 votes
#2
Migration
7 of 11 votes
Energy
11 of 17 votes
#3
Housing
17 of 31 votes
Tax
68 of 108 votes
#4
Foreign Affairs
2 of 4 votes
Housing
19 of 31 votes
#5
Defence
10 of 22 votes

Recent voting overlap

Where they voted differently
No
Draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Definition of Newspaper) Order 2025 16 Jul 2025
Aye
No
Enterprise Act 2002 (Amendment of Section 58 Considerations) Order 2025 (SI, 2025, No. 737) 16 Jul 2025
Aye
Where they voted the same
No
Finance (No. 2) Bill: Third Reading 11 Mar 2026
Tax
No
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 6 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 5 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
Aye
Finance (No. 2) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 11 11 Mar 2026
Tax
Aye
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (Extension to Maritime Activities) Order 2026 11 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Draft Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) Order 2026 4 Feb 2026
Energy Environment / Climate
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 64: Rates of alcohol duty 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 51: Inheritance tax (pension interests) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 50: Inheritance tax (limiting agricultural and business property reliefs etc) 2 Dec 2025
Tax Transport
No
No
Budget Resolution No. 28: Capital gains tax (employee-ownership trusts) 2 Dec 2025
Tax
No
Member source UK Parliament Members API
Voting source Commons Votes API